There's a reason I don't talk much about politics on my blog

And that reason is that, especially during times like the present, when I've been watching the Republican National Convention and much related coverage for the past week, if I chose to write about what I was feeling, it would just end up being a nonstop stream of obscenities and anger, and hey, you guys don't need that. So instead, I thought I'd post the best of what others are saying about the issues at hand when I feel the need to vent. Here's the always wonderful Jon Stewart on Sarah Palin and her supporters.

In pictures (that I didn't take)

It's been a long time since I've used the beat up digital camera I stole from my parents a couple years ago. In fact, I don't even know where it is. This is because I gave J a new camera for his birthday, and since he's had it I figured taken pictures just isn't my responsibility any more. I may never take one again. I wasn't good at it, anyway. This morning I finally uploaded a bunch of the picture's J's taken over the past few months and thought I'd post a few of my favorites here.

Like this one. My father yawning in front of a yellow VW Bug.

J holding a chicken at his Aunt Gilda's house.

Me on a recent trip we took to Mystic, Connecticut, where we didn't eat at Mystic Pizza, you know, from the movie, but we did see a lot of boats.

A double rainbow we caught while having dinner with our friend Eileen.